"as bird from brier"MetaphorAct 5,Scene 1Lines 382-387An explanation of Oberon’s bird imagery in Act 5, Scene 1 of myShakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Oberon Through the house give glimmering light. By the dead and drowsy fire, Every elf and fairy sprite Hop as light as bird from brier, And this ditty after me Sing, and dance it trippingly. Oberon is imagining the elves and fairies flitting from room to room like a bird darting from bush to bush.
